Blackburn Rovers are set to face a very important summer where they will need to make some key decisions in the transfer market that could affect the destination they head in next term.

Tony Mowbray’s side have endured a disappointing second half of the campaign and they have dropped down the Championship table and had to settle for a mid-table finish. Rovers will be aware that they will need to make improvements to their squad in the summer for them to get back to a level where they can compete for the top-six places.

There were a lot of transfer rumours circulating surrounding both incomings and outgoings at Ewood Park in January. Some of those ended up with deals being concluded, whilst there were other deals that for whatever reason could not get over the line.

With that in mind, we have put together a list of nine transfer rumours from the winter window that Blackburn should consider revisiting this summer…

One area that Blackburn are likely going to be in the market to strengthen this summer is their defence. A potential January rumour that they could revisit is their interest in Liverpool’s Sepp van den Berg.

Blackburn were reportedly amongst the clubs potentially interested in striking a loan agreement with Liverpool in the winter to take Van den Berg for the second half of the campaign. However, Preston were also in the mix, and that is the club that he eventually made a move to. He has been a key part of their side over the last few months since his arrival.

The defender has also stated that he would be willing to make a return to Deepdale in the summer if Liverpool allow him to move out on loan once again. However, Blackburn should certainly have another look at this one and see if maybe they could convince him to join them instead this time around.

Another potential defensive signing that Blackburn could make in the summer window is to try and get another deal with Manchester City for defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis.

Harwood-Bellis has been a good performer for Blackburn during his loan spell at Ewood Park and as a result, he has attracted interest from Brentford ahead of the summer according to The Sun. That suggests that he could potentially be a player that Rovers would have to face a battle to re-sign.

The defender has now revealed that he would be open to securing another loan move to Blackburn in the summer as he targets more first-team football. That means that Rovers will surely have to revisit their interest in him from January and try and secure a fresh deal for him.

The final potential defensive signing that was reported as being a possibility in the winter window for Blackburn, that they could revisit this summer is West Brom’s Cedric Kipre.

Kipre was believed to have been on Blackburn’s radar in the January transfer window and they were thought to be keen to secure a loan agreement with West Brom for his services. However, in the end, they were unable to make a move for him happen and instead he made the move on loan to Belgian club Charleroi.

Blackburn might want to look into the prospect of signing him again this summer, with the defender down the pecking order at the Hawthorns and potentially needing to find a new permanent home. It is certainly one for them to consider.

One potential departure from Blackburn that was rumoured to be on the cards in the winter window that will surely be revisited in the summer involved the experienced Elliott Bennett.

Bennett was reportedly a potential target for League One Shrewsbury Town in the January transfer window, with the full-back entering into the latter stages of his existing deal at Ewood Park. In the end, the experienced defender remained with Rovers until at least the end of the campaign and he has been used from the bench in recent times.

However, it does seem now that he will be set to leave the club in the summer when his deal expires. That could see Shrewsbury come back in for him and look to offer him the chance to get some regular game time once again in the third tier next season. Few would begrudge him that move.

Another potential situation involving a possible departure from Ewood Park that was reported on in January involved defender Ryan Nyambe. His situation will have to revisited again in the summer.

It was reported back in the winter window that Blackburn were confident that they could agree a new contract with the defender, with his existing deal running down. However, since then he has yet to agree terms on any new contract. The latest update has suggested that the club are likely to activate a one-year option they have on his deal.

However, even if that is activated there might need to be a consideration of whether they should perhaps cash in on him in the summer to then avoid potentially losing him for free in another 12-months. It is a decision that they will need to get right and one that for financial reasons should be considered.

One of the other positions that Blackburn will need to try and strengthen this summer is in the attacking third. Rovers were credited with an interest in Everton’s Anthony Gordon in the winter window and they could look to revisit that one at the end of the campaign.

Gordon was believed to be on the radar of Blackburn as well as their local rivals Preston in the January transfer window, with both clubs hoping Everton would sanction a loan move for him. In the end, he made the move to Deepdale. However, it is not a move that has worked out really for him and he has found his game time-limited.

A recent report from The Athletic has suggested that Everton are going to weigh up whether to keep Gordon within their squad for next season or allow him another loan move. Should he be made available again, then Blackburn could do a lot worse than bringing him into Ewood Park. The attacker would certainly feel he has a point to prove and that might work to their advantage.

Another potential attacking player that Blackburn could potentially renew interest in this summer from the winter window is Chelsea’s Izzy Brown.

Blackburn were believed to have been one of the teams interested in making a move to sign Brown in the January transfer window with his loan spell at Sheffield Wednesday not going to plan. However, he ended up remaining with the Owls and he has had a little more impact for them in the second half of the campaign but has still been largely underused.

Rovers might want to consider making a move for him this summer, with Brown having a lot of technical quality and also having the potential to make things happen in the last third when he is at his best. He would certainly have a point to prove after his spell with Sheffield Wednesday.

The midfield area is also a place where Blackburn need to consider strengthening in the summer window, and they could potentially reignite their interest in Fulham’s Stefan Johansen.

Football League World reported back in January that Blackburn had made an enquiry to Fulham over his potential availability for a loan move. However, the Norway international instead ended up signing for Queens Park Rangers. He has been a revelation for them in the second half of the campaign and been a key part of their upturn in fortunes.

QPR are likely to be interested in bringing him back in the summer, while Fulham might even want to keep him themselves if they go down. Blackburn though must surely try and reignite their interest in him if it becomes clear that he is going to be surplus to requirements at Craven Cottage.

This is the one transfer rumour from January that Blackburn will be hoping goes away, but in reality, they will have to revisit again in the summer. Adam Armstrong is bound to once again be the subject of a lot of speculation on his future.

Armstrong was reportedly a target for both West Ham and Newcastle United in the winter window, with the former having been considering making an £8 million offer for him according to reports. However, in the end, he remained at Ewood Park and he has now come through something of a mini-goal drought and has managed to take his goal tally up to 25 in the league.

It has been reported recently that he remains on the radars of both West Ham and Newcastle heading into the summer. While Mowbray has admitted that they might have to cash in on the forward if he makes it clear to them that he wants to secure a move elsewhere.